- About MCS
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools in The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024, placed seventh nationally and third in the Southeast. - Admissions
Approximately 1 in 10 pupils receive a bursary or scholarship. We are committed to ensuring an MCS education is open to the brightest pupils, no matter their personal circumstances.
- Junior School
“The Junior School is a very busy and happy school and here, a smile goes a long way.”
- Senior School
39 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2023. - Sixth Form
Over 25% of our Sixth Form pupils take up places at Oxford and Cambridge every year.
- Supporting MCS
Your donations contribute over £150,000 a year to bursaries as well as building an endowment to fund bursaries for the future.
- About MCS
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools in The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024, placed seventh nationally and third in the Southeast.
- Admissions
Approximately 1 in 10 pupils receive a bursary or scholarship. We are committed to ensuring an MCS education is open to the brightest pupils, no matter their personal circumstances.
- Junior School
“The Junior School is a very busy and happy school and here, a smile goes a long way.”
- Senior School
39 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2023.
- Sixth Form
Over 25% of our Sixth Form pupils take up places at Oxford and Cambridge every year.
- Supporting MCS
Your donations contribute over £150,000 a year to bursaries as well as building an endowment to fund bursaries for the future.
There are numerous ways of giving to MCS and many are tax-efficient for donors. We are always happy to help with advice about how this is achieved. Below are some examples of tax-efficient giving.Â
Giving in the UK
Gift Aid
Both regular and single gifts can be made to MCS in a tax-efficient way by completing a Gift Aid declaration.
Gift Aid enables MCS to claim an additional 25% from the Government for your gift at no extra cost to you. Higher-rate taxpayers can reclaim £25 on every £100 donated, while additional rate taxpayers will receive £31.25 in their annual self-assessment tax returns.
| Monthly Gift | Total Annual Gift | Value to MCS | Actual Cost to 40% Taxpayer | Actual Cost to 45% Taxpayer |
| £5.00 | £60.00 | £75.00 | £45.00 | £41.25 |
| £10.00 | £120.00 | £150.00 | £90.00 | £82.50 |
| £20.00 | £240.00 | £300.00 | £180.00 | £165.00 |
| £25.00 | £300.00 | £375.00 | £225.00 | £206.25 |
| £50.00 | £600.00 | £750.00 | £450.00 | £412.50 |
| £75.00 | £900.00 | £1,125.00 | £675.00 | £618.75 |
| £100.00 | £1,200.00 | £1,500.00 | £900.00 | £825.00 |
Assuming a basic tax rate of 20%, a higher rate of 40%, and an additional rate of 45%. Following the mini-budget in September 2022, the additional rate will end in April 2023, but Gift Aid will continue as above until April 2027.
If you are permitting MCS to claim gift aid on your donation for the first time we will ask you to email the following statement back to us with the relevant details completed:
I, [NAME], whose address is [FULL ADDRESS AS USED WITH HMRC] confirm that:
I want to Gift Aid this donation and any donations I make in the future or have made in the past four years to Magdalen College School (Registered Charity No. 295785).
I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year it is my responsibility to pay any difference.
I understand that Magdalen College School will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that I give.
